Costs & Funding

Studies are expensive, but it's worth

As a student at the Cooperative State University, you have a great advantage over your contemporaries studying at other universities and higher education institutes: you enjoy a regular income. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile to apply for a grant which frequently offers you more than a mere month’s salary. In addition, you can augment your salary through BAföG assistance, provided your income is below the regular BAföG rate. We have provided information for you on this page on this assistance and other options relating to the funding of studies. Moreover, you can also find out about which costs apart from living expenses you can expect to face

Tuition fees for international students

Starting with winter semester 2017/18 universities at Baden-Württemberg will begin charging tuition fees to the amount of 1.500 Euro per semester for international students who are non-EU-residents. According to federal law there will be provided some exemptions.

In the following downlink section (form: “Auskunftsformular Int. Studierende nach §5 LHGebG”) you will find a list of possible exemptions. If one of these exemptions will fit to your certain case, you are kindly asked to fill out this form (only provided in German!) and hand it in with all necessary documents that are required.

Please hand in the filled out “Auskunftsformular…” (if applicable) to the responding university where your enrollment will be processed.

Incomplete requests, i.e. missing documents, will not be processed and will automatically lead to a liability to charges.

Note:

Holder of a scholarship of Baden-Württemberg Stiftung (foundation) will be exempted of tuitions fees as long as they draw benefit of this foundation. As a proof of this exemption we ask you to hand in the corresponding note of Baden-Württemberg Stiftung to the below mentioned point of contact.

Payment Arrangements:

All payment arrangements will be separately given in a specific payment notice which will be handed out as a written letter via mail. The tuition fees are due every semester according to date of payment given in the payment notice.

Be aware that international money transfer could lead to additional fees by your financial institute that has to be considered.

Note: The "reason for payment" for tuition fees that has to be used for money transfer is different to the "reason for payment" for paying the administration and services fees. Your are asked to use the given reason for payment for paying the fuition fees.

Payment acknowledgement / bill:

Tuition fees will be imposed by a payment notice which is valid throughout the duration of your study. This payment notice can only be issued to the student who is liable to these specific fees by federal law. A payment notice cannot be issued to a third party. Payment acknowledgements or bills will not be issued either, please use your bank receipt for payment verification.

Links:

Note: The documents that you will find in the download section, as well as all payment notices or notices for tuition fee waivers will only be provided in German language. In the above-mentioned link "Information about...." you will find a list of possible tuition fee waivers which are partly listed in the form "Auskunftsformular...." that you find below.

Social Insurance

Information on the Fourth Law to amend the Fourth Volume of the Social Security Code (Sozialgesetzbuch) and other laws of 22 December 2011 Inclusion of students of career-integrated study programmes in the insurance obligation relating to health, nursing care, pension and unemployment insurance With the coming into force of the Fourth Law to amend the Fourth Volume of the Social Security Code (Sozialgesetzbuch) and other laws of 22 December 2011 (published in Federal Law Gazette No. 71 of 29 December 2011, page 3057 et. seq.), students in career-integrated study programmes are faced with certain changes: The amendment to the law means that the insurance obligation for participants in career-integrated study programmes is governed in a uniform fashion for all career-integrated study programmes and for the entire duration of the study programme. Among other things, participants in career-integrated study programmes are equated under the law with employees in professional training and, as such, uniformly subject to the insurance obligation relating to health, nursing care and unemployment insurance for the entire duration of the respective study programme. The corresponding legal provisions came into force on 1 January 2012 (cf. Article 23 of the law). The law can be accessed at www.bgbl.de (free access). Stuttgart, 9 January 2012

Can I afford my studies?

In addition to remuneration from your corporate partner, it is possible to receive funding for your studies through grants and BAföG assistance. Further information on these options is available under the respective categories. Furthermore, the ArbeiterKind.de initiative can provide help and tips on the funding of studies. They support students from a non-academic background on the road to successful completion of studies.

THINGS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT BAFÖG

General information

Prerequisites:

Studies at a university or higher education institute

No age limit if the higher education entrance qualification was gained due to professional qualification or through an admission examination (the age limit is otherwise 30)

BAföG application

Form 2

Form 2 should be both completed and signed by the applicant (student) in the "Signature of corporate partner" position.

Certificate pursuant to Section 9 BAföG

The "Certificate pursuant to Section 9 BAföG" is required in addition to the application (you can find this in your enrolment certificates).

Further information:

Contact:

KfW Educational Loan

Prerequisites:

Full-time studies in an advanced educational phase

Independence from own income and assets or those of the parents or spouse

Conditions:

The credit volume is €1,000 to €7,200. Payment is made in up 24 monthly instalments of €100, €200 or €300 Euro. An additional one-off payment of up to €3,600 is possible, provided the maximum level of €7,200 is not exceeded.